Lamp burning with hydrocarbon or other vapors.



APPLIOA'IIOII FILED MAY 27, 190s.

Patented July 27, A1909.

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To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, ANGEL FRANCISCO UHIESANOVA, a citizen ol Argentina, and resident oi Brussels, Belgium, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements in Lamps Burning with Hydrocarbon or other Vapors, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has for its subject matter a lamp burning` with hydrocarbon or other vapors and producing a perfectly white lighting-'flame without giving any smell ln the annexed drawing, given by way oi example, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the lamp. Figs. 2 and 3 show top plan. views of two rings.

The reservoir 1 containing petroleum, alcohol, benzin or similar liquid. is connected by a screw threaded joint 2 with the lamp base 3 so that both parts may be easily separated with a view of their transport. The bottom part oi" the base 3 is provided with a series oi holes 1 allowing oi' the access of the combustion air as indicated by the arrows.

The reservoir 1 is crossed along its longitudinal axis by a vertical tube 5 soldered at its top and its bottom to the walls of said reseivoir or receptacle so as to iorm an annular space to receive the liquid fuel. The tube 5 is closed at its lower end by a bottom 6 provided with a manipulating rod and adapted to act as a controlling slide or damper. To this end the edge oi: the tube as well as the vert-ical rim 7 oi the bottom are provided with a series of rectangular holes S the width of which is less than the space existing 1between two neighboring openings so that by giving the damper 6, 7 a rotary motion, one may entirely or partly close the openings pierced into the lowerborder of the tube 5 the access ol the air being thus adapted to be easily controlled.

Provided inside the tube 5 is a second one .Q the branched part 10 oi which is soldered into the wall of the said tube and is provided with an opening 11 giving access to the liquid. rl'lie prolongation 12 of the branched part 1() aswell as the latter serves to receive a rod 13 provided at its upper end with a manipulating button 14 and lat its lower end with a toothed pinion 15 meshing with a 'toothed rack provided with inclined teeth and guided iii a tube 17 forming the eXtension of the tube 9. The rod 13 is terminated Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 27, 1908.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Serial No. V435,229.

by a point which engages a i'oot bearing 13. The toothed rack carries a sort of basket 1Q made ot wire gauze or the like and intended to receive the wick 20. The latter is formed by iron Wires parallelly arranged with reference to each other or by bronze or copper wires or by asbestos or by pumice stone or by coke carbon or by a fabric made of animal or vegetable iibers. By giving the button 14 a rotary motion, one may cause the wickcarrier 19 and the wick 20 to rise or to be lowered.

Secured by frictional engagement into the upper opening of the tube 5 is a chimney tube 21 carrying inside two rings 22 of the kind shown by Figs. 2 and 3. T iese two rings are soldered upon an inner tube 23 which is cylindrical lat its lower part and conical on the remainder of its length this pipe receiving sort of cap 25 provided with a slot 26 corresponding to that 27 oi" the chimney tube 21. Instead of giving the upper part a conical form one may also flatten it from the place where in the preceding case it began to bccome conical or tapered. The upper ring 22 bears against the inner wall or the chimney tube, while the lower ring shown by Fig. 2 is engaged by its three extensions 23 into a circular told 29 of said tube 21. rllie lower swelling 30 serves as a bearing member lfor the chimney tube 21. 31 is a crown adapted to support a globe of glass, porcelain etc. rlhe cover 32 of the receptacle is provided with a radial rib 33 whicl'i communicates with the circular rib 34 upon which is arranged the filling opening 35 closed by a screw plug 36.

then it is desired to light the lamp, one removes the chimney tubo 21, one raises the metallic or other wick 2G by causing the button 14 to .rotate and one lights it. rllic wick is in this case at about 1 centimeter above the edge ol' the tube 9. 'The tube 21 is then replaced. Owing to the heat produced by a circular tlanie which is formed at the surface to the wick 20, vapors are developed which rise in the tube 23 and which are lighted at 26 whereby a lighting white Aliame is obtained.

When it is desired to extinguish the lamp, it is sulhcient to close the damper 6 and to lower the wick into the position shown by F 1.

The ribs 33 and 34 have for their object to always keep a certain quantity of Vair above the level of the liquid.

rlhe above described lainp is especially distinguished by the facility with which it is taken into pieces for transporting purposes yand by the simplicity of its rnenibers.

Having now fully described iny said invention, what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. ln a lanip of the kind described in cornbination an annular receptacle, the lainp base, a screw threaded connection between the said receptacle and the said base, a tube secured into the said receptacle axially thereof, a wick carrying tube centrally secured into the said tube, a lateral branch tube connected with said wick carrier 9 and solder d into the wall of said axially disposed tube, the said branch tube being provided in the said annular receptacle with a fuel admission hole, a tubular extension Afor the said lateral branch tube, this tubular extension extending tlgough the said annular receptacle up to the cover thereof, a controlling rod rotatably mounted in the said extension, a pinion on the lower end of said rod, a toothed rack vertically and axially arranged in said wick i carrier` an d meshing with the said pinion and a wire gauze basket carried upon the said. toothed rack and adapted to receive the wick, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a lainp of the kind described in coinbination, an annular' receptacle, the larnp base, a screw connection between thorn, a tube axially arranged in said receptacle, a Wick carrying tube centrally arranged in said axial tube, a lateral branch tube provided on said wick carrying tube and soldered into the wall of said axial tube, a l'uel admission hole in said branch tube inside the said annular receptacle, an extension on said branch tube extending through the top o'll the receptacle,

'a controlling` rod in said extension, an actuating knob on the outside end oi' said rod and a pinion on the inside end o'll saine, a thin tubular central lower extension on said wick carrying tube, a toothed rack engaged into and guided in said extension and rnesliing with the said pinion and a wire gauze basket carried on the top ol' said toothed rack and adapted to receive the wick, substantially as and 'for the purpose set l'orth.

3. In a larnp of the kind described in coinbination an annular receptacle 'for the fuel, a central air tube in said receptacle, a wick ieceiving tube in said central air tube, a wick receiving wire gauze basket contained in the said wick receiving tube, ineans 'l'or vertically shifting the said basket and a wick l'orined oi' parallel metal wires contained in said basket,

. substantially as and l'or the purpose set i'orth.

4. In a lamp of the kind described in coinf bination an annular luel receptacle, a central air tube in said receptacle, a wick receiving tube in the said air tube, a wick receiving wire gauze basket engaged into the said wick receiving tube, nieans 'for vertically shitting the said basket and a wick supported in said basket, substantially as andlor the purpose setl'oith.

5. In a lanip oll the kind described in cornbination an annular fuel receptacle, the larnp base, a screw connection between the said receptacle and the said larnp base, a central burner, a cover 'l'or said receptacle, a circular rib on saidl cover, a iilling opening l'or said receptacle, a screw plug closing the said filling opening, and a radial rib communicating with the said circular rib, substantially as and 'lor the purpose set lorth.

6. ln a lainp of the kind described the coinbination ol an annular i'uel receptacle, the lamp base, a screw joint between the two, a central vertical air tube insaid receptacle, ineans 'l'or admitting air thereto through the larnp base, a central wick in said air tube, means l'or raising and lowering the said wick, a chiinney tube reinovably secured to the top o'll the said. receptacle, a second tube arranged concentrically in the said eliininey tube this second tube bein(T cylindrical at its lower part and tapering at Vits upper part, a cap provided with an upper slot and secured to the upper end oll said second tube, and aslot at the upper end oic said chininey tube registering with the slot ol' said cap, substantially 'as and for the purpose set forth.

7 In a lanip oi the kind described the conibination of an annular luel receptacle, a lampV base, a screw connection between the two, a plurality ol' air admitting holes in the said larnp base, a vertical central air admitting tube in said receptacle, a central wick in said air tube, rneans ior controlling the admission of air to the said air tube, means l`or controlling the wick, a chimney tube removably secured into the upper end ol' the said air tube, a second tube centrally secured in said chiinne tube this second tube being c lindrical 1 in its lower part and flattened toward its upper end so as to be ternii iated by a slot, and a slot at the upper end olA said chimney tube registering with the slot ol said second tube, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 8. In a larnp of the kind described the conibination ol an annular i'ucl receptacle,the lainp base, a screw connection between the two, a plurality of air admitting holes in the said lainp base, a vertical central air duct in the said annular receptacle ending and flush with the upper surface oi said receptacle, a central wick in the said air duct, ineans `l'or controlling the admissionol air to the said air duct, rneans for controlling the wick, a chiinney tubel'rictionally engaged at its lower end into the upper end of said air duct, a swelling near the lower end of said chiin'ney tube and adapted to engage the upper surl'ace ol' the said receptacle adjacent the upper opening oi' 929,285 the air duet, a second tube centrally arranged In testimony whereof l have hereunto set in the said chimney tube7 two rings provided l my hand in presence oi' two Witnesses.

With ears secured in spaced relation on said T Y seoondtube and a oirouiar fold provided in MGEL FRMCSCO GHIESNOVA' said chimney tube and adapted to receive the Witnesses:

ears of the lower one oi' said :rings7 substan- CRAN NELSEN,

tially, as and `for the purpose set forth. GREGORY PHELAN. 

